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with a teacher at 9. 30 every Saturday good enough. The orchestra, conducted
morning to go to run-down areas in by the author/director and Elizabeth
Harold's Cross, Ranelagh, the City Keraighty on the piano, did well to have
Centre, and off the South Circular Road. everything rehearsed in one night (even
The scheme worked in close relation with if it meant staying up till 1 a.m.). The
the Friends of the Elderly group. Trojan workmen got their scene perfected. The
work was done to many flats and houses. choruses were herded around by the stage
Thanks are due to Mr Mulgrew, Mr crew without too much noise, and all ran
Murphy, Ms Nevin, Mrs Whelan, and smoothly (with the odd improvised line:
again, Mr Keenahan. 'nice weather, isn't it?').
The last group got off to a slow start What the audience saw, however, was
but gathered momentum and turned into a faultless production . ..
a very enjoyable event. Each Wednesday ' Mine is the Kingdom' is the story of
afternoon four members of Fifth Year Maronia, a small, seemingly unim-
went down to the Sandymount Clinic to portant, country. But this country is
play chess with the people there who are found to be one huge, valuable uranium
cerebral palsy victims. Leading from mine. Around the same time, the king of
chess other events were organised; soccer Maronia dies, leaving (it seems), no heir.
proved enjoyable when the Sandymount Simon Warbeck, cad that he is, tries to
team whipped Gonzaga 13-4 on one have Sir Fiendish Cadde crowned king,
occasion. We had a quiz one Wednesday by pretending he is the heir. Luckily, the
afternoon when it was raining - thanks real heir, Alfred Simple, is found, and
to the ingenuity of Mr Regan. crowned rightful king and all is resolved,
Many people learned various things which is quite a stroke of luck really, as
during this time which will hopefully this is the last opera in the famous cycle
affect the decisions of 56 students in later of five. (But, hopefully, not the last
life. opera).
And, to prove that everyone is happy,
Simon Deeny (S.5A) everyone sings at the end, partly because
Alfred has been made king, partly
because the villains have been caught, but
OPERA mostly because the opera is such an
enjoyable experience, for which we are
very grateful to Mr Murphy.
After several rounds of auditioning, a
cast was selected from Muckross and
Gonzaga to put on 'Mine is the Kingdom' Gavan Doherty (Senior 5A)
under the direction of its author, Mr G.
Murphy.
The principals met for the first time, THE SUNSHINE
in Colin Doolin's on 28 December-14 EXPERIENCE
days to go! After more principals'
rehearsals in Kehoes' and O'Neill's, " Well here's me darlins from Gonzola.
operations moved into the cold school I hope you left your Rolexes at home this
hall, and the chorus moved in on the 3 summer, lads; 'cos ifyus haven't, yus'll
January - 9 clays! be going home without 'em'' could quite
The stage crew, led by Stephen Daly, easily be the opening words heard by a
had been working hard behind the scenes Gonzaga volunteer on his first visit to
for some time, and they managed to have Sunshine House, Balbriggan, spoken by
everything ready on the night (no snow the inimitable Milly, who heads the full-
needed thi s year). time cleaning staff, and is ex-head cook!
The choruses nearly learnt all their The Gonzaga connection with Sunshine
lines, as did the principals, which was House began in the summer of '85 when
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morning to go to run-down areas in by the author/director and Elizabeth
Harold's Cross, Ranelagh, the City Keraighty on the piano, did well to have
Centre, and off the South Circular Road. everything rehearsed in one night (even
The scheme worked in close relation with if it meant staying up till 1 a.m.). The
the Friends of the Elderly group. Trojan workmen got their scene perfected. The
work was done to many flats and houses. choruses were herded around by the stage
Thanks are due to Mr Mulgrew, Mr crew without too much noise, and all ran
Murphy, Ms Nevin, Mrs Whelan, and smoothly (with the odd improvised line:
again, Mr Keenahan. 'nice weather, isn't it?').
The last group got off to a slow start What the audience saw, however, was
but gathered momentum and turned into a faultless production . ..
a very enjoyable event. Each Wednesday ' Mine is the Kingdom' is the story of
afternoon four members of Fifth Year Maronia, a small, seemingly unim-
went down to the Sandymount Clinic to portant, country. But this country is
play chess with the people there who are found to be one huge, valuable uranium
cerebral palsy victims. Leading from mine. Around the same time, the king of
chess other events were organised; soccer Maronia dies, leaving (it seems), no heir.
proved enjoyable when the Sandymount Simon Warbeck, cad that he is, tries to
team whipped Gonzaga 13-4 on one have Sir Fiendish Cadde crowned king,
occasion. We had a quiz one Wednesday by pretending he is the heir. Luckily, the
afternoon when it was raining - thanks real heir, Alfred Simple, is found, and
to the ingenuity of Mr Regan. crowned rightful king and all is resolved,
Many people learned various things which is quite a stroke of luck really, as
during this time which will hopefully this is the last opera in the famous cycle
affect the decisions of 56 students in later of five. (But, hopefully, not the last
life. opera).
And, to prove that everyone is happy,
Simon Deeny (S.5A) everyone sings at the end, partly because
Alfred has been made king, partly
because the villains have been caught, but
OPERA mostly because the opera is such an
enjoyable experience, for which we are
very grateful to Mr Murphy.
After several rounds of auditioning, a
cast was selected from Muckross and
Gonzaga to put on 'Mine is the Kingdom' Gavan Doherty (Senior 5A)
under the direction of its author, Mr G.
Murphy.
The principals met for the first time, THE SUNSHINE
in Colin Doolin's on 28 December-14 EXPERIENCE
days to go! After more principals'
rehearsals in Kehoes' and O'Neill's, " Well here's me darlins from Gonzola.
operations moved into the cold school I hope you left your Rolexes at home this
hall, and the chorus moved in on the 3 summer, lads; 'cos ifyus haven't, yus'll
January - 9 clays! be going home without 'em'' could quite
The stage crew, led by Stephen Daly, easily be the opening words heard by a
had been working hard behind the scenes Gonzaga volunteer on his first visit to
for some time, and they managed to have Sunshine House, Balbriggan, spoken by
everything ready on the night (no snow the inimitable Milly, who heads the full-
needed thi s year). time cleaning staff, and is ex-head cook!
The choruses nearly learnt all their The Gonzaga connection with Sunshine
lines, as did the principals, which was House began in the summer of '85 when
68
